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Radio

/ˈɹeɪdiˌəʊ/

The technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves.

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📖 Definitions of "Radio"

noun

1
The technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves.
2
A device that can capture (receive) the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound.
3
On-board entertainment system in a car, usually including a radio receiver as well as the capability to play audio from recorded media.
4
A device that can transmit radio signals.

verb

1
To use two-way radio to transmit (a message) (to another radio or other radio operator).
"I think the boat is sinking; we'd better radio for help. / I radioed him already. / Radio the coordinates this time. / OK. I radioed them the coordinates."
2
To order or assist (to a location), using telecommunications.

🔄 Synonyms of "Radio"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
wirelessnoun	Not having any wires.
tunernoun	A device, electronic or mechanical, that helps a person tune a musical instrument by showing the deviation of the played pitch from the desired pitch.
radiocommunicationnoun	Any means of communication using radio or other electromagnetic waves
radio receiver	In radio communications, a radio receiver, also known as a receiver, a wireless, or simply a radio, is an electronic device that receives radio waves and converts the information carried by them to a usable form.
receiving setnoun	an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
radio setnoun	an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Radio"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
radiocommunicationnoun	Any means of communication using radio or other electromagnetic waves
tunernoun	A device, electronic or mechanical, that helps a person tune a musical instrument by showing the deviation of the played pitch from the desired pitch.
wirelessnoun	(uncountable, networking) A wireless connectivity to a computer network.
radio receiver	In radio communications, a radio receiver, also known as a receiver, a wireless, or simply a radio, is an electronic device that receives radio waves and converts the information carried by them to a usable form.
radio setnoun	an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
receiving setnoun	an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
radiotelegraphnoun	wireless telegraphy
radiotelephonenoun	A device that allows two-way communication by means of a radio.
walkie-talkienoun	A portable, bidirectional radio transceiver, usually one of a pair.
walkienoun	A walkie-talkie.
radiofrequencynoun	Alternative form of radio frequency. [(uncountable) That part of the electromagnetic spectrum, between about 3 kHz and 300 MHz, within which radio waves are transmitted.]
televisionnoun	(uncountable, broadcasting) An electronic communication medium that allows the transmission of real-time visual images, and often sound.
broadcastingnoun	(business) The business or profession of radio and television.
scannernoun	A device which scans documents in order to convert them to a digital medium.
broadcasternoun	(broadcasting) An organization or station that engages in the activity of such broadcasting.
communicationsnoun	Telecommunications, the science and technology of communicating, especially by electronic means.
radarnoun	(uncountable) In full primary radar: a method of detecting a distant object and determining its position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysing radio waves (usually microwaves) which are sent towards the object and which reflect off its surfaces; also, the field of study of this method.
stereonoun	A system of recording or reproducing sound that uses two or more channels, each playing a portion of the original sound at different locations in order to simulate the separation of sources along at least one spatial dimension.
hub-and-spoke	(transport, networking) Being or relating to a topology, whether for the physical distribution of goods or for telecommunications, that has a central "hub" connecting a number of outlying "spokes".
tvbnoun	Initialism of Television Broadcasts: a TV station in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China.